Thankfulness

It is thanksgiving day and we all know that today is the day to give thanks for all that we have. We give thanks for God bringing us this far in our life and blessing us. My challenge today is to make this a lifestyle, a practice. This can be a daily experience where we all can wake up each day and say to ourselves one of two things - "Good God Morning!" or "Good Morning God!" One is given with a attitude of dread for the day and the impending frustrations that we are anticipating. The other is given out of a heart of thankfulness and expectation of living another day with the Creator; giving yourself to others and experiencing the wonder of God. We read in scripture that we are to have thankfulness as a daily practice:

Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live.

I Thessalonians 5:16-18

Begin each morning when your feet hit the floor saying "Thank you God." Begin to look at what you can be thankful for each day. This changes the nature of what you begin your day thinking about and it will change your perspective of the entire day and eventually your life if practiced daily. Remember that you get what you think about whether you want it or not and if you change your thoughts your change your life. Everyday there are things to be thankful for and things that we can look at and say "why?" They are both there, which one will you choose to give your attention to? The one that we choose to give our thoughts, our energy, our attention, will be the one that determines the outcome of our day, our weeks, our years, and our lives. Really what is the worse that could happen to us if we are just thankful everyday?

Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you're on their side, working with them and not against them. Help them see that the Master is about to arrive. He could show up any minute!
Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.

Philippians 4:5-7

Namaste'